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Darkwar Saga

by Raymond E. Feist

The Darkwar Saga series by Raymond E. Feist has 3 known books (3 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Flight of the Nighthawks (2005). Wrath of a Mad God is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date.

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
2005
Status
completed
Shelved under
Fantasy
Start here: Flight of the Nighthawks (2005) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Flight of the Nighthawks
Flight of the Nighthawks (2005)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Flight of the Nighthawks

    Novel
    Flight of the Nighthawks (September 2005) opens the Darkwar Saga at 420 pages, reviving the supposedly-destroyed Nighthawks assassins' guild and pulling together plot threads from Conclave of Shadows within Feist's wider Riftwar Cycle.
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  2. Into a Dark Realm

    Novel
    The shortest entry at 368 pages, Into a Dark Realm (September 2006) continues the Darkwar Saga exactly a year after Flight of the Nighthawks, pushing the Nighthawks' assassination plots toward the full interdimensional war that Wrath of a Mad God resolves.
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  3. Wrath of a Mad God

    Novel
    Wrath of a Mad God closes the Darkwar Saga in March 2008 at 530 pages, the longest of the three novels, escalating the trilogy's assassination plots into full interdimensional war.
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Key facts about the Darkwar Saga series

Our list has 3 books in the Darkwar Saga series. Since all 3 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Flight of the Nighthawks, since it opens the publication order in 2005. Into a Dark Realm is book 2, from 2006. Wrath of a Mad God is book 3, from 2008.

The list keeps the books in date order, while each title links to its own page. Each book page shows its dates and editions.

Wrath of a Mad God is the latest book with a full release date, out on 3 March 2008. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 2005 and 2008, while their length runs from 368 to 530 pages. That is a run of 3 years.

Raymond E. Feist has 35 books on our list. Additionally, they write Riftwar Saga, Empire Trilogy and Krondor's Sons, plus 8 more series. We shelve the books under fantasy.

About the Darkwar Saga series

Picking up plot threads from Conclave of Shadows, the Darkwar Saga returns to the Kingdom-spanning scale of Feist's earlier trilogies as Pug's magical order, the Academy at Stardock, discovers the Nighthawks -- a supposedly-destroyed assassin's guild -- are active again and serving a far more dangerous master: a would-be god seeking to break into Midkemia from another plane entirely. Tal Hawkins, Kaspar of Olasko, and a new generation of magicians and soldiers converge across the trilogy to stop an invasion that escalates from assassination plots to full interdimensional war, reuniting several characters and storylines that had been running semi-independently across the Cycle's previous trilogies.

Published between 2005 and 2008, the Darkwar Saga functions as a hinge point in the Riftwar Cycle, pulling together the Conclave of Shadows cast with Pug's magical storyline and setting up the stakes that carry through the Demonwar and Chaoswar sagas that close out the entire Cycle. It's a heavier lift for new readers than the earlier trilogies -- the payoff depends on having followed at least Conclave of Shadows and ideally more of the Cycle -- but it's essential reading for anyone following the Cycle's endgame.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Darkwar Saga?

Three: Flight of the Nighthawks (2005), Into a Dark Realm (2006), and Wrath of a Mad God (2008).

What order should I read the Darkwar Saga in?

Publication order -- the trilogy is one continuous story.

Do I need to read Conclave of Shadows first?

Yes -- the Darkwar Saga directly continues plot threads and characters from that trilogy.

Is the Darkwar Saga a good starting point for Feist?

No -- it assumes substantial familiarity with earlier Riftwar Cycle books and doesn't work well as a first read.

Is the Darkwar Saga complete?

Yes, all three books were published between 2005 and 2008.

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